Sully is a 2016 American biographical drama film directed and co-produced by Clint Eastwood and written by Todd Komarnicki, about US Airways Flight 1549 and its pilot, Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, based on the autobiography Highest Duty by Sullenberger and Jeffrey Zaslow. The film stars Tom Hanks as Sullenberger, with Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney, Anna Gunn, Autumn Reeser, Holt McCallany, Jamey Sheridan and Jerry Ferrara in supporting roles.
Movie Details :
- Directed by : Clint Eastwood
- Produced by : Clint Eastwood, Frank Marshall, Tim Moore, Allyn Stewart
- Written by : Todd Komarnicki
- Starring : Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney
- Music by : Christian Jacob, The Tierney Sutton Band
- Cinematography : Tom Stern
- Edited by : Blu Murray
- Production Company : Village Roadshow Pictures, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, Flashlight Films, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Malpaso Productions
- Distributed by : Warner Bros. Pictures
Premise
On January 15, 2009, veteran US Airways pilots Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger and First Officer Jeffery Skiles board US Airways Flight 1549 departing from LaGuardia Airport and take off. Barely three minutes into the flight, disaster strikes as the Airbus A320 hits a flock of Canada geese, which disables both engines of the A320. Without engine power and with no airports in range, Sully lands his ill-fated airliner in the frigid waters of the Hudson River. With 155 passengers and crew on board, Sullenberger, against immeasurable odds, successfully ditches the aircraft, sparing the lives of the crew and passengers, and he is dubbed a hero by the press for his actions. But soon afterwards, Sully’s life is invaded by reporters and investigators who force Sully to put his job, family, and reputation on the line.
Review :
Sully (2016)Movie Review By The Hollywood Reporter
A vigorous and involving salute to professionalism and being good at your job, Sully vividly portrays the physical realities and human elements in the dramatic safe landing of a crippled US Airways jet on the Hudson River on Jan. 15, 2009. An elegant and eloquent docudrama, Clint Eastwood’s 35th feature as a director is also, at 96 minutes, the shortest of all his films, which well serves this to-the-point account of a potential tragedy with a happy ending.
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Sully (2016)Movie Review By Consequence of Sound
For as impressive as the story of Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger is, it was long inevitable that if his exploits should ever come to film, the story would have to tell more than just the story of Sullenberger’s heroic airline landing in the Hudson River.
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Sully (2016)Movie Review By Variety
The unsettling dream sequence is strangely less exciting than such airline-disaster openings as those in “Flight” and “Alive.” And yet, distasteful as it may be to watch a plane smash into the New York skyline, conjuring images of 9/11, it’s a reminder that Sullenberger’s actions potentially saved more than the lives of his 155 airline passengers.
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Sully (2016)Movie Review By Rogerebert
“Sully” certainly nails its white-knuckled depiction of 2009’s Miracle on the Hudson, the emergency water landing made by US Airways Flight 1549 that allowed all 155 of its passengers and crew to come out alive.
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Rating : 3/5
Sully (2016)Movie Review By IndianExpress
Chelsey ‘Sully’ Sullenberger is an all-American hero, just the way Clint Eastwood likes them. An unassuming, quiet family man of unshakeable beliefs, and an accidental hero who “does the job” when called upon to do so.
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Rating : 4.5/5
Sully (2016)Movie Review By TimesOfIndia
Early on in the movie, Sully tells his First Officer Jeff Skiles (Eckhart) that although he’s flown a million-odd passengers over a whopping 42 years, he now finds himself being judged for the decision and actions he took in just 208 seconds. It may just as well be though, for Sully’s successful landing of an Airbus A320 on the Hudson River would thereafter be hailed as the ‘Miracle on the Hudson’.
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Rating : 4/5
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Sully (2016) Hollywood Movie Review
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